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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

I decided to avoid the many projects that I have to block by starting another on the weekend. Makes sense, right? However, I feel like I can't take a photograph of my finished projects until they are blocked...so I'm going to try to get that done this week.I started theHoney Cowlthat I wanted to make for my sister. She saw the yarn on my table a while back and while she's not a knitter, she has an appreciation for beautiful colours.This knit up super fast because I used a much bulkier yarn than the pattern called for, and obviously cast on fewer stitches.I'm at the very end though, and have half of it bound off. Here's the kicker though. I don't think I have enough yarn to finish binding off, so I'm playing chicken with what I have left. I'm at that point where I think I'm going to rip it back a row and bind off there (which I can afford to do, because I accidentally knit an extra row anyway and left it.)Or, i could pick up a really close bulky strand and bind off with that...I'm not sure I have anything that would blend well though. I'm going to have to dig.

No massive reading accomplishments here this week. I'm almost finished "one thousand gifts" which is proving to be a slow, but good read.

Monday, September 17, 2012

farmer's market with a very curious Lotte, who said "hi" to everyone we passedfresh "honeycrisp" apples that we'd never tried before, weird looking carrots, and baby beetsiced coffeehot apple ciderwhich is hard to find this year..apparently the juicing apples didn't do very well. I still have hopewatching the new Autumn clouds roll inwondering what exactly it is about autumn clouds that look different than summer cloudsswinging a baby back and forth on the back porchworking on some tiny knitted birthday surprises for a little someone..she's going to be one in less than a month. I still can't believe itgolden yellow split pea soup with yesterday's crusty breada family shared family supperday long craft show with my mother in law and her sisters who were sweet enough to invite me on their yearly pilgrimage home again to hide the treats and presents i found at the craft salegrilled panini sandwiches with old cheddar, apple and black peppera family game of creationary before bedjoining amanda today in weekending

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

I've been hanging back a bit lately...not just here, but in life's activities as well. Feeling a bit of angst and trying to cope. Not finding the relief i'd hoped, but seeking. Seeking God, searching my heart, chiseling away fears and layers of scars that I chose to ignore for so long.

Sweet Rachel recommended"One Thousand Gifts"last week when we spoke, in our usual hurried conversation that we manage to squeeze in once or twice a week, and i'm so thankful that she did. This book is like a soothing tub of old lady Watkins's salve for the wounded spirit.

I have managed to squeeze out some knitting this week, mostly in the car, but i'll take it anyway I can get it. I have Lotte's lovey dovey up to the point where I get to start the bodice, and the ribbing finished on one of the boys' hats. I don't know who's hat it's going to be yet-I'll see which head it fits better and make the next one accordingly.

I can't wait to see what knitting and reading has kept the rest of you sweet souls busy this week.

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I'm a gal who's roots are in the midwest usa, but now live with my own personal Mr. Darcy and four children on a windy patch of earth in Ontario, nestled between two great lakes.
When not up to pure nonsense, I enjoy illustrating, cooking, knitting, preserving, gardening, working on our just-budding farm, homeschooling, consuming mass quantities of iced tea, tree climbing, making mud pies with my girls and of course, watching my huckleberry boys blow stuff up in the back yard.